Provoking Your Greatness - Misti Burmeister

Over the past two weeks, we covered tips 1-7.  You can gain access to 1, 2, and 3, here. You can gain access to 4-7 here. Provoke Their Greatness Tip #8  Our DNA is already wired for success. While their performance and perceived attitude might not always be up to par, remember they are wired for success. Sometimes fears (humanity) get in the way of asking for help, which leads to underperformance and attitude problems. Fortunately, this is where tip 4 comes in handy. If their performance isn’t up to par, work with them (get your hands dirty) to find out what you can do to help them get better results. Provoke Their Greatness Tip #9  Authentically caring about their success gives you permission to provoke. You know that quote by Theodore Roosevelt, “Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.” If you’re going to challenge (provoke) your team to do meaningful work—to care about their results—you have to care about them. One leader told me about his frustration with a handful of executive